MISSISSAUGA, Ontario - Fred Dawson of DuPont Canada Inc. was reappointed chair of Refrigerant Management Canada at the corporation's 5th annual meeting held in Mississauga, Oct. 19, 2005. In 1975, Dawson joined Dupont Canada in the IT group, working there for four years before transferring to DuPont's Electronics business where he had various sales and marketing assignments. Since 1992, Dawson has worked in Dupont's Fluoroproducts business where he has a variety of sales and marketing responsibilities as well as responsibility for regulatory affairs.

The 2005-2006 RMC board of directors appointed during the annual meeting includes:

Fred Dawson – Chair
DuPont Canada
Mississauga, Ontario

Tom Boutette – Past Chair
Boutette and Barnett Trade Distribution Centre
London, Ontario

Dennis Larson – Secretary/Treasurer
Refrigerative Supply Ltd.
Burnaby, British Columbia

Warren Heeley – President
HRAI
Mississauga, Ontario

Ted Aldcroft
O&Y Commercial Management/BOMA
Toronto

Mark Boncardo
Ineos Fluor Canada Inc.
Concord, Ontario

Ron Brodawka
Wolseley Canada Inc., Frontier-Wolseley HVAC/R Group
Mississauga, Ontario

Mike Burns
RSR Home Comfort Products
Mississauga, Ontario

John Murphy
J.E. Murphy Climatecare
LaSalle, Ontario

Beatrice Olivastri
Friends of the Earth Canada
Ottawa

Louis Pennachetti
Arkema Canada Inc. (formerly Atofina Canada Inc.)
Oakville, Ontario

Richard Scrivener
Polar Refrigeration Service Ltd.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Richard Siddall
Hallmark Air Conditioning Ltd.
Surrey, British Columbia

Leif Stephanson, acting director, Chemicals Control Branch, Environment Canada, will continue to participate as an observer on the RMC board. Sarah Campbell of the Ontario Ministry of the Environment will act as an alternate to Stephanson. Paul Haskins of Fielding Chemical Technologies will act as an observer for the RMC Collection Service Providers.

Publication date: 10/31/2005